Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 38

Daily Duties of Brāhmaṇas: Snāna, Sandhyā, Sūrya-hṛdaya, Japa, Tarpaṇa, and the Pañca-mahāyajñas

Devanagari script

प्रचेतसे नमस्तुभ्यं नमो मीढुष्टमाय ते / नमो नमस्ते रुद्राय त्वामहं शरणं गतः

Transliteration

pracetase namastubhyaṃ namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya te / namo namaste rudrāya tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Translation

اے پرچیتس، آپ کو نمسکار؛ اے سب سے زیادہ فیاض عطا کرنے والے، آپ کو نمسکار۔ رُدر کو بار بار نمسکار؛ میں آپ کی پناہ میں آیا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• प्रचेतसे: to Pracetas (the wise one)
• प्रचेतसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवता-नाम (epithet)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग; नमस्कारार्थ

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग; नमस्कारार्थ

• मीढुष्टमाय: to the most bountiful one
• मीढुष्टमाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीढुष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वैदिक-विशेषण-नाम (epithet: ‘most bountiful/great giver’)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here चतुर्थी (dative) with namas understood

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग; नमस्कारार्थ

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (dative)

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Gati-karma (गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गतः: (I have) gone/approached
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (with implied अस्मि)

Speaker

A devotee/narrative voice offering Rudra-stuti (prayer of surrender) within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Pracetas

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By addressing Rudra as the all-knowing (Pracetas) and the grace-bestowing giver (mīḍhuṣṭama), the verse points to the Supreme as the conscious source of knowledge and mercy, approached through surrender (śaraṇa-gati).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The practice emphasized is śaraṇa-gati—single-pointed refuge and repeated namas (obeisance), a bhakti-centered discipline that aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion: humility, remembrance, and reliance on the Lord’s grace as a means to inner steadiness.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, taking refuge in Rudra functions as taking refuge in the Supreme Lord; the text commonly frames Shiva-devotion as fully compatible with Vishnu’s highest reality, supporting a non-sectarian, integrative theology.